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Rec Tech: the Recruiting Technology Podcast

Chris Russellwww.rectechmedia.com
Hosted by Chris Russell, online recruiting's mad scientist, the RecTech podcast covers all aspects of recruiting technology and recruitment marketing including interesting new tools & vendors. You'll also hear how recruiters leverage technology to find talent. A great listen for HR tech vendors, HR professionals and recruiters everywhere. CONTACT: chris@rectechmedia.com
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RecTech Headlines from Datapeople, Crosschq and Celential

Sponsored by Cronofy.com Meetup Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlduuuqTwjG9Ygo1L-lnJ5Er6qgMf0imuR Crosschq: https://hrtechfeed.com/crosschq-raises-13-million-for-its-human-intelligence-hiring/ Celential: https://hrtechfeed.com/virtual-recruiter-platform-celential-raises-9-5m/ Datapeople: https://hrtechfeed.com/datapeople-announces-8m-in-raised-capital-as-it-works-to-make-recruiting-more-equitable/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 02, 20218 min

Jonathan Kidder Talks Sourcing Tools

Jonathan Kidders is a Sourcer at Amazon with 10+ years of talent sourcing experience. In his spare time he writes extensively on recruiting and sourcing tools on his blog at WizardSourcer.com and today he’ll give us a rundown of the latest and great sourcing tools hitting the market. https://wizardsourcer.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 202126 min

Headlines from Fetcher, Visage, Ziprecruiter, ResumeSieve, iHire and Poach

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology Headlines Fetcher , a full-service, recruiting automation platform, announced today that it has raised a $6.5M Series A investment led by G20 Ventures , with participation from KFund and existing investors Accomplice and Slow . This brings the total capital r...

Mar 26, 20218 min

Rob Kelly, CEO of OnGig Talks 5 Things Going Extinct on Job Descriptions

My guest today wants to talk about job descriptions, specifically 5 things that are going extinct on them...Rob Kelly is the founder and CEO of OnGig a tool that helps employers create better job postings. Why are you so obsessed about job descriptions? Quick description of OnGig? Before we look at the future (and things that might go extinct in job descriptions), what's changed in the last 5 to 10 years in JDs? So you and I were chatting about how with all the changes going on, the future job d...

Mar 21, 202132 min

A Rejection Story

Listen to what one talent acquisition pro did by personally rejecting 272 applicants over the course of 3 hours. An HR hero was born. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 20216 min

Appcast CEO Chris Forman Talks Recruitment Marketing Benchmarks

Chris Forman is the … CEO of Appcast the programmatic job advertising platform. They just released their annual report on recruitment marketing data points and we’ll dive into those numbers on today's episode. LINK: https://info.appcast.io/whitepaper/2021-recruitment-marketing-benchmark-report-website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 202125 min

Criteria Acquires alcami, Indeed Launches ATS, Seekout and Jobandtalent Get Funded

Criteria, a market-leading SaaS people analytics platform, announced that it has acquired Australian-based Alcami Interactive, an on-demand video interviewing platform. There has been a substantial increase in demand for advanced video interviewing since the beginning of 2020, and Criteria will offer its 4000+ customers Alcami’s video interviewing service through its platform. Alcami will also offer Criteria’s portfolio of assessments to its APAC customers. Criteria plans to fully integrate the ...

Mar 12, 20218 min

VP Sales for Cronofy the business scheduling platform

Mike Rymkiewicz is the new VP Sales for Cronofy the business scheduling platform. Today we’ll discuss the product along with some new case study data they have released about the benefits of faster interview scheduling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 07, 202121 min

Headlines from GoContractor, Parabol, Payscale, Stoke Talent

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology Headlines GoContractor , a leader in the digitization of construction worker onboarding and compliance tracking, today announced a $5 million Series A round of funding led by Building Ventures and Ironspring in the U.S. with continued participation from exist...

Mar 05, 20218 min

Beamery CEO Abakar Saidov

Abakar Saidov is the CEO of recruiting software company Beamery, which lets you Attract, engage, and retain talent, and manage the entire journey with one platform. He’s here today to give us his predictions for HR in the coming year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 202127 min

Headlines from LinkedIn, iCIMS, Talroo, Bitwise, Bitwise, Phenom

Freelance workers may soon be able to find their next gigs through a new LinkedIn service that’s currently under development. LinkedIn Marketplaces will enable users on the Microsoft-owned professional social networking platform to find, connect, hire, and pay freelancers all on the platform itself. LinkedIn spokeswoman Suzi Owens was quoted as saying that the platform has noticed a rise in people searching and requesting services from others during the pandemic. “In the future we'll be building...

Feb 26, 20218 min

Job Description Tools Expo

Listen as 5 cool job description platforms describe their tools. Cliquify Job Page Grader Sparc Before You Apply OnGig Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 20211 hr 1 min

Headlines from Glassdoor, Recruiter(Dotcom), Eightgold, Talenya, ShiftOne

Sponsored by Cronofy https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Glassdoor, has launched new product features that offer a new level of transparency into the state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at companies. The new datasets reveal employee provided company ratings and salary reports broken out by specific demographic groups. The features now gives job seekers, employees and employers a deeper level of insight into the employee experience by displaying company ratings, CEO ratings and workplace f...

Feb 19, 20216 min

Quincy Valencia, Hourly by AMS

Last year Alexander Mann (now known simply as AMS) Launched an end to end Hiring Platform for Hourly Workers. Its called Hourly and we’ll talk about what makes it tick with todays guest, Quincy Valencia. So Hourly is not quite a year old yet….whats this first year been like for the platform? How do you describe it? To me it seems like a job board + ATS powered by a chatbot? How does an employer use it find hourly talent? What are the challenges companies are facing in hiring hourly workers? Trai...

Feb 14, 202125 min

Circa, Nextstep, Stella, Wizhire and Careerist

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology Headlines NextStep, a mobile-based training and job placement company aiming to radically expand the supply of qualified Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to address the nation’s caregiver shortage crisis, today announced a $3.6 million investment round fro...

Feb 12, 20218 min

Nancy Hauge, CHRO on Automation in HR

AI and automation are changing the role of todays CHRO position within a new hybrid human-bot workforce... We’ll discuss that and touch on where hr tech is headed with today's guest Nancy Hauge, she is the CHRO of Automation Anywhere, one of the global leaders in robotic process automation, where she oversees all "people" functions worldwide. TOPICS Can you Define Robotic process automation...and what are some practical examples of it in use today form an HR standpoint? What are some specific wa...

Feb 07, 202128 min

RecTech Headlines Feb 5th

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology Headlines GoodJob today announced that it has raised $3M to fuel marketing and sales efforts in major markets across the U.S. The company launched its web and mobile apps in June of 2020, primarily targeting the Birmingham, Ala. market. “Birmingham has been a...

Feb 05, 202110 min

Jodi Brandsetter HR Consultant

Jodi Brandstetter, SPHR, SHRM SCP is passionate about talent acquisition and uses design thinking in creating selection and hiring processes focused on people and business. She has 20 years of talent acquisition experience and is certified through IDEO U in design thinking. Jodi is the CEO and founder of Lean Effective Talent Strategies which includes The Hiring Blueprint, talent acquisition consulting firm and Talent Acquisition Evolution, a community for recruiting professionals to connect, le...

Jan 31, 202130 min

News from Workday, CSweet, TMP/Radancy, Bayard, Multiverse

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology Headlines TMP Worldwide, the global talent technology leader, announced that it has changed its name to Radancy. The new brand “amplifies their growing commitment to intelligently solving the most critical challenges for many of the world's largest employers ...

Jan 29, 20217 min

Erin Stevens, Corporate Recruiter

Erin Stevens is a Corporate Recruiter with MasterBrand Cabinets based in Jasper, Indiana ...She Serves as the talent leader for sourcing and building talent pipelines and recruiting leadership positions. She recently headed up their ATS migration and we'll chat about how that went. TOPICS What do you recruit for and where Describe what recruiting was like for you in 2020? How many did MB hire? Technology---you changed your ATS last year, what did you take out and replace it with? Which Other ATS...

Jan 24, 202129 min

Headlines from Glassdoor, Personio, Reflektive, iCIMS, Seasonsed

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines Managing your employer brand on Glassdoor has just gotten easier with the new Alerts feature... Alerts appear in your Employer Center dashboard, and are here to help guide you to the most important tasks and updates since your last login. You will s...

Jan 22, 20217 min

12 Job Description Tools

Creating and crafting good looking job descriptions is no small task. These dozen tools promise to make that job easier. RecruitLab: https://recruitlab.co.uk/attractive-job-ads/ Job Page Grader: https://jobpagegrader.com Canva: https://www.canva.com/announcements/templates/job-vacancy/ PosterMyWall: Click here to view Monster: Click here to view (hiring.monster.com) Cliquify: https://www.cliquify.me Vizirecruiter: https://vizirecruiter.com OnGig: https://www.ongig.com Taprecruit: https://taprecr...

Jan 17, 202118 min

This Week in RecTech Jan 15th

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! Transform your interview scheduling by offering slots based on real-time availability while staying in control of who can book times in your calendar. https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines TPG Growth and The Rise Fund today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to partn...

Jan 15, 20219 min

Chris Herd on Future of Remote Work

If remote work ever needed a spokesman my vote is for my next guest. Chris Herd is the founder and CEO of New York based FirstBase (firstbaseHQ.com)….which helps companies go “office-less instantly”. Their company will supply, finance, and manage all the physical equipment remote workers need to be as safe, comfortable, and productive at home as in an office. We chatted about the future of remote work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 10, 202124 min

In The News: Paycor, PairIn, Paradox and High5

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! Transform your interview scheduling by offering slots based on real-time availability while staying in control of who can book times in your calendar. https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines High5, has launched a new recruiter marketplace and talent community platform that aims to disrupt...

Jan 08, 20218 min

TradeHounds Shakes Up Construction Job Market

Trade Hounds, is the largest professional community built exclusively for the construction industry, they recently announced the launch of their Jobs platform, which connects contractors directly with the skilled tradespeople they’re seeking to hire. Trade Hounds has built a community of more than 175,000 tradespeople that are already using the platform to showcase their work, build professional profiles and expand their networks. Peter Maglathlin is the Co-Founder & CFO at Trade Hounds. Giv...

Jan 03, 202123 min

Recapping the 2020 Acquisitions shaping Rec Tech

In this episode you'll hear the full list of recruitment technology acquisitions that happened in 2020. https://hrtechfeed.com/acquisitions/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 27, 202026 min

Headlines from Recruiter(dot)com, Hiretual, Hibob and GenerationHired

Sponsored by Cronofy.com the interview scheduling tool. Stories from HRtechfeed.com This Week; GenerationHired launches interships portal Hiretual adds diversity features Hibob lands $70 million Recruiter.com to acquire OneWire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 26, 20207 min

Charlie Atkinson, CEO of PeopleFactors

Technology has become a ubiquitous part of our hiring landscape. It makes recruiting faster and easier. But at its heart recruitment is a human activity. How do we access the benefits of technology without losing human insight? We’ll discuss that and more with Charlie Atkinson, CEO and Founder of PeopleFactors, a pre-hire candidate assessment solution that helps companies identify and hire leaders, and has more than 35 years of experience in HR and business consulting. Learn more about your ad c...

Dec 20, 202023 min

This Week in Rec Tech Dec 13th

This episode is sponsored by Cronofy, the scheduling platform for business and HR professionals. Don’t let impersonal and lengthy interview scheduling stop you from acquiring top talent! Transform your interview scheduling by offering slots based on real-time availability while staying in control of who can book times in your calendar. https://www.cronofy.com/rectech Recruiting Technology headlines Im chris russell here are your top 5 rec tech headlines for the week of Dec 13th Talent Inc., a re...

Dec 18, 20208 min
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